The Shadow's Edge
Action · Crime
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Film / 1996
Primal Fear
Directed by
Gregory Hoblit
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
The story
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Cast
Richard GereMartin Vail
Laura LinneyJanet Venable
Edward NortonAaron / Roy Stampler
John MahoneyShaughnessy
Alfre WoodardShoat
Frances McDormandMolly
Terry O'QuinnYancy
Andre BraugherGoodman
Steven BauerPinero
Joe SpanoStenner
Tony PlanaMartinez
Stanley AndersonRushman
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Maura TierneyNaomi
Jon SedaAlex
Reg RogersConnerman
Kenneth TigarWeil
Brian ReddyWoodside
Christopher CarrollM.C.
Wendy CutlerLou
Ron O.J. ParsonTurner
Sigrid K. ZahnerVail's Secretary
Diann BurnsWLS Anchor
Linda YuWLS Anchor
Andy ShawWLS Location Reporter
Mary Ann ChildersWBBM Anchor
Lester HoltWBBM Anchor
Sylvia GomezWBBM Location Reporter
Jon DuncansonWBBN Location Reporter
David EckertWGN Anchor
Robert JordanWGN Anchor
Joanie LumWGN Location Reporter
Randy SalernoWGN Location Reporter
Kyle Colerider-KrughPostman
Joseph Luis CaballeroJoe
Randall SlavinYoung Boy
Mike BacarellaSergeant
Turk MullerPrecinct Jailer
Joseph F. KosalaCop
Lenny WilsonBartender
Peter SchreinerBailiff
Joseph R. RyanOld Man
Azalea DavilaLinda
Wayne WrightCourt Clerk
Tony FitzpatrickDuty Officer
Clarence Williams, Jr.Arresting Cop
Rosalie V. LewisStenographer
Dwight Brad DyerPrison Guard
Greg BronsonBanquet Patron (uncredited)
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